Lessons in Ethics, Character, and Leadership from Psalms

Abstract

It is becoming quite obvious that there has been a serious erosion of moral values in this country which has affected the corporate, academic, and political worlds. Something has to be done or we will continue to face crisis after crisis, possibly even worse than the Great Recession of 2008. There is a growing belief that education – K-12 as well as higher education – has to focus on teaching students values, intellectual virtues, and character education. These values include integrity, conscientiousness, curiosity, determination, resilience, and self-confidence. The authors demonstrate how Psalms with its inspiring and rousing hymns can be used to teach important values to people. This paper examines several of the most powerful statements in Psalms and demonstrates how they provide guidance and inspiration for all, including and especially for those in positions of leadership.This paper is currently under review. For more information contact the authors.